tag:,2016:blogdestructoidhttp://bulk2.destructoid.com/ele2/images/destructoid/favicon.ico2015-08-24T16:00:00Ztag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2016:/post.phtml?pk=307557Stephen Turnerhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Stephen+TurnerReview: The Consuming Shadow2015-08-24T16:00:00Z2015-08-24T16:00:00Z<p>I wasn&rsquo;t going to mention Ben &ldquo;Yahtzee&rdquo; Croshaw, not initially. But between the infamous handle splashed across the title screen and his pre-emptive comments against certain criticisms in the accompanying press release, a thought or two about his perpetually irascible persona seemed inevitable. After all, he&rsquo;d already plugged the game within his <i>Zero Punctuation</i> videos. The line between developer and character had blurred for this very instance (EDIT: comments suggest I may have confused this with <em>Hatfall</em>, another game he's promoted in his reviews, so apologies to Mr. Croshaw if that's the case).</p>
<p>Maybe I was overthinking it, maybe it deserved a mention. Maybe his rants would influence my review, maybe it didn&rsquo;t matter. Would I get chewed out by his fans for giving it a low score? Would I not &ldquo;understand it&rdquo; if I hadn&rsquo;t played the <i>Chzo Mythos</i> (I have, it&rsquo;s hit-and-miss)? It was unavoidable that the cult of personality would come up, either from myself, the reader, or on some random forum I'm never going to visit.</p>
<p>Well, after several hours of deliberation and gameplay, I can safely say that <i>The Consuming Shadow</i> is an infuriating game, regardless of Internet fame and reputation.</p> <p>
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